Nature Reviews Materials

Papers
(The median citation count of Nature Reviews Materials is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)
ArticleCitations
All-in-one cathode design for all-solid-state batteries1104
Soft sensing and haptics for medical procedures834
Clamping strategies for organ-on-a-chip devices665
Modular microrobotics transitioning from remote to on-board electronic control655
Polymeric particle-based therapies for acute inflammatory diseases623
Alternative propylene oxide production594
Context dependence in assembly code for supramolecular peptide materials and systems587
Reducing immune response in semiconducting polymers through molecular design549
China unveils first lunar spacesuit for 2030 moon mission505
Horizon scanning to shape nanomedicines through researcher–regulator collaboration456
Diabetic wound dressings433
Precision drug delivery to the central nervous system using engineered nanoparticles421
Human- and machine-centred designs of molecules and materials for sustainability and decarbonization403
InP colloidal quantum dots for visible and near-infrared photonics401
Diffusion mechanisms of fast lithium-ion conductors394
Tunable moiré materials for probing Berry physics and topology377
Mechanical nanosurgery for glioblastoma372
Temporarily solid, permanently porous340
Designing supramolecular catalytic systems for mammalian synthetic metabolism313
A design strategy for 2D multiferroics306
A circular economy for sulfur-rich polymers293
Chemotherapy delivery activated by radiation292
Author Correction: Nanostructuring versus microstructuring in battery electrodes290
From wonder sheets to designed systems: the rise of engineerable 2D materials273
Optimization strategies for organic solar batteries262
Biomaterial-based platforms for tumour tissue engineering256
Proteins for a sustainable future252
Sustainable moisture energy251
Design, fabrication and assembly considerations for electronic systems made of fibre devices250
Icy reactors break down microplastics240
Hydrogen bonding makes organic solar cells stretchy220
Making tough hydrogels isotropic219
Author Correction: Emergence of melt and glass states of halide perovskite semiconductors214
Design of functional and sustainable polymers assisted by artificial intelligence210
Emerging photovoltaics for onboard space applications210
Materials advances for distributed environmental sensor networks at scale199
Electrostatic gating and intercalation in 2D materials196
Recycling of sodium-ion batteries194
Molecular design for low-cost organic photovoltaic materials186
Author Correction: Dielectric breakdown of oxide films in electronic devices178
3D cell networks advance bone-on-a-chip176
Switching moiré magnets175
Engineering sorption across scales173
Academic bullying slows the evolution of science172
Advanced material technologies for space and terrestrial medicine166
Interfacial insight165
Protein materials, by blueprint160
Towards micro-PeLED displays159
MOF–ammonia working pairs in thermal energy conversion and storage153
Chalcogens for high-energy batteries151
Organic solid-state photochromism using porous scaffolds148
Composition–structure–property relationships in MXenes138
Two anions are better than one137
DNA nanorobots walk randomly around nanopore tracks134
Forcing imines into MOFs134
Adaptable navigation of magnetic microrobots131
How extended producer responsibility policy shapes industry behaviour and materials design126
2D materials for durable and sustainable electric vehicles125
Fundamentals of charge transport in two-dimensional framework materials114
Capturing rapid nanomaterial transformations with cross-platform operando characterization112
Models and mechanisms of ternary organic solar cells111
A guide to comprehensive phosphor discovery for solid-state lighting111
Resilience pathways for halide perovskite photovoltaics under temperature cycling110
Electrified water treatment: fundamentals and roles of electrode materials108
The state of the art in photovoltaic materials and device research108
Graphite: the new critical mineral107
Materials and device strategies to enhance spatiotemporal resolution in bioelectronics107
Molecule-like synthesis of ligand-protected metal nanoclusters105
Passively cooling power equipment104
Living in a material world102
Secure attachments102
A quirky mechanophore comes to light101
Benzene, coronene, circumcoronene100
The amorphous state as a frontier in computational materials design98
Making electronic circuits with hydrogels97
Atomically thin bioelectronics97
Untangling the chemical complexity of plastics to improve life cycle outcomes95
Key molecular perspectives for high stability in organic photovoltaics94
Room-temperature control of topological defects in an antiferromagnet94
Kinetic pathways for joining metallurgically incompatible metals94
Binding energy referencing in X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy92
Extreme light confinement and control in low-symmetry phonon-polaritonic crystals92
Plugging punctures91
Olympic rings framework91
Author Correction: Materials and systems for large-scale photocatalytic water splitting90
Redefining batteries as multifunctional materials88
The materials we make don’t just go ‘away’87
A closed-loop automated lab boosts perovskite performance86
Environmental transformation of covalent organic frameworks85
Sustainable flexible supercapacitors84
Organic mixed conductors for bioinspired electronics84
Multifunctional high-entropy materials83
Next-generation anodes for high-energy and low-cost sodium-ion batteries83
The road ahead in materials and technologies for volumetric 3D printing82
The multifaceted potential applications of organic photovoltaics78
Breaking the limitation of van der Waals integration76
Moiré materials under strain75
How excitons met topology75
Program’s in the pattern74
Albumin nanoparticles deliver mRNA on target73
One material, three phases71
Large-scale, mechanically robust bioinspired confined MXene nanocomposites70
3D to 2D perovskite conversion70
High-throughput platforms for machine learning-guided lipid nanoparticle design69
Cost and performance analysis as a valuable tool for battery material research69
Ultra-high temperature ceramics for extreme environments68
External-pressure–electrochemistry coupling in solid-state lithium metal batteries63
Closed-loop manufacturing for sustainable perovskite photovoltaics62
Gaps in quantifying environmental losses of plastics impede effective solutions60
High-entropy capacitors60
Mechanically stimulating organoids using magnetic nanoparticles60
Bridging mechanisms and materials to scale CO2 mineralization for carbon storage60
Combining computer vision and atomic force microscopy for 3D reconstruction59
Helping diabetic wounds heal59
Nonlinear and quantum photonics using integrated optical materials56
Designing ductile refractory high-entropy alloys55
Emerging ultrafast techniques for studying quantum materials55
Engineered living materials for sustainable and resilient architecture54
Scaling electrocatalysts for reduction of CO2 or CO to multicarbon products53
Decoding tissue biomechanics using conformable electronic devices53
Treating inflammatory bone loss51
Optimizing contacts for flexible transistors50
Two-dimensional diamonds from sp2-to-sp3 phase transitions49
Magnetoelectric oscillations go giant in a van der Waals multiferroic49
A chiral glass delivers colour-tunable ultralong room-temperature phosphorescence48
Mimicking stiff tissues through chain entanglements48
Ambient fabrication of perovskites for photovoltaics46
Propelling the widespread adoption of large-scale 3D printing45
A microscopic perspective on moiré materials44
High-entropy materials for energy and electronic applications43
Direct seawater electrolysis for hydrogen production43
Biointerface design for vertical nanoprobes42
New insight in sliding ferroelectricity42
Efficient infrared emission by molecular design42
Functionalizing DNA origami to investigate and interact with biological systems42
Efficient catalyst for alkaline water41
Symmetry-driven artificial phononic media40
Can nanozymes achieve more than enzymes?40
Next steps for organic thermoelectrics38
Materials for high-temperature digital electronics38
Human and environmental safety of carbon nanotubes across their life cycle36
Rethinking biochar: black gold or not?36
Sustainable slippery surfaces35
Unlocking the potential of ultrahigh-Ni cathodes via epitaxial entropy-assisted coating35
Large-scale single MoS2 crystals unlocked34
Moiré materials keep on giving33
Atmospheric water vapour as a potential water source and its impact on energy systems33
Topological acoustics33
Materials design and integration strategies for soft bioelectronics in digital healthcare32
A mentoring programme to spark girls’ interest in STEM31
End-to-end design of wearable sensors31
Dynamic control of 3D cell cultures30
COP29 limps towards agreement on climate finance29
Self-healing Roman concrete29
Low-cost recycling of perovskite photovoltaics29
Author Correction: A call to elevate the role of processing in AI-driven materials design29
Biobased materials for sustainable printed circuit boards28
Hybrid perovskites unlocking the development of light-emitting solar cells28
Printed electronics for cultivating plants in space27
Methylammonium-free wide-bandgap metal halide perovskites for tandem photovoltaics27
Bespoke crystalline hybrids towards the next generation of white LEDs27
Intrinsically adaptive camouflage material27
Brightening halide perovskite emitters with Lewis basic molecules27
Better catalysts in a (nut)shell26
First metal part 3D printed in space26
Three steps to better science communication24
Soft devices in neurological surgery23
High-entropy perovskite oxides for next-generation communications23
Deformable soft magnetic fibres23
Wind turbine blade recycling for greener and sustainable wind energy22
Deciphering the structure of covalent organic frameworks22
The role of single-protein elasticity in mechanobiology22
Understanding ligand-protected noble metal nanoclusters at work20
A chiral supramolecular MOF for enantiomer separation20
Electronic and quantum properties of organic two-dimensional crystals19
Bottom–up-synthesized graphene nanoribbons for nanoelectronics19
Advantages, challenges and molecular design of different material types used in organic solar cells19
Materials research will be central to India’s technology missions, but a culture shift is needed18
You may say she’s a dreamer18
Breathable filters that neutralize nerve agents17
Ferroelectrics meet transition metal dichalcogenides16
Tellurium-free thermoelectric materials and devices for low-temperature energy harvesting16
System of sequences in multivariate reticular structures15
Turning a battery material into a bioelectronic inhibitor15
Non-faradaic junction sensing15
Charge transport physics of organic conductors at high carrier densities14
Materials challenges on the path to gigatonne CO2 electrolysis14
Synergistic integration of materials in medical microrobots for advanced imaging and actuation14
Bridging theory and experiment in defect-tolerant semiconductors for photovoltaics13
Synthetic methods for high-entropy nanomaterials13
Vapour-phase deposition of two-dimensional layered chalcogenides13
Photonic exceptional points in engineered materials and their emerging applications13
Molecular design for high-performance organic photosensitizers13
A new microscope puts a twist on 2D materials13
Visualizing shock events in materials12
Wireless theranostic contact lens12
A stretchable transistor for neuromorphic devices12
Inside a materials science podcast12
A new monocrystalline 2D high-κ dielectric12
A cool semimetal12
Using the moisture in our midst11
Magnetic microrobots approach the clinic11
Hidden orders in spin–orbit-entangled correlated insulators11
Inverse design for scalable photonic systems11
Leveraging the molecular complexity of lignin for high-performance bio-based materials11
Cool pigments as an urban heat island mitigation strategy for population health11
Advancing scientific discourse in American Sign Language11
Perovskite–organic tandem solar cells10
Designing zeolite catalysts for chemical recycling of plastics10
Using chiral-induced spin selectivity as a tool to improve materials and processes for energy science10
AV3Sb5 kagome superconductors9
Fluorination in advanced battery design9
Wound management materials and technologies from bench to bedside and beyond9
Materials for chiral light control9
Wear your health on your sleeve8
A contorted crystal rolls continuously8
Stable 2D magnets8
New sorbents for removing forever chemicals need standardized reporting7
Palestinian and German researchers meet to strengthen scientific ties7
A battery electrolyte adapts to the cold7
Light delivery to pancreatic tumours7
Tracking pores in real time7
Shaping the ethical, sustainable and policy-driven future of space exploration6
Solution-processed memristors: performance and reliability6
Towards edible robots and robotic food6
Glued to the nerves6
Responsive biomaterials: optimizing control of cancer immunotherapy6
High-throughput characterization is key to report reliable organic thin-film transistor performance6
A platform that designs, prints and tests catalytic reactors6
Designing modern aqueous batteries6
A materials physics perspective on structure–processing–function relations in blends of organic semiconductors6
Biodegradable origami soft robot5
Bio-informed materials: three guiding principles for innovation informed by biology5
Bridging materials innovations to sorption-based atmospheric water harvesting devices5
A 3D-printed alloy that can face extreme environments5
Next-generation materials for nucleic acid delivery5
CRISPR–Cas9 delivery strategies for the modulation of immune and non-immune cells5
A biomass-derived material for passive radiative cooling5
Inorganic solid-state electrolyte membranes for lithium extraction5
Understanding materials failure mechanisms for the optimization of lithium-ion battery recycling5
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